I'm always "amused" how the MSM cover poll results:

[TheKentuckian]

57. While I hate the horse race maintenance techniques

There is some underlying truth here.

The Republicans have a baked in structural advantage in the Electoral College of on average 2.5 points, depending on how the votes are distributed it can be a little less or a bit more but we pretty much need to be up by at least 3 points to be even a tiny bit ahead in the EC.

Add in the margin of error and it isn't clear we are up until the lead is like 6 or 7 points with no thought about cheating and/or disenfranchisement.

It sucks but we exist somewhat behind the eight ball.